Go for it...lobby for strong laws regarding the care of dogs.

In my Australian state, a new Companion Animals Act (Law) was brought in recently. When it was being drawn up, there was huge input from our major animal welfare organization...the RSPCA.

So the dogs in our state now have wonderful laws to protect them. The law says that anyone having a responsiblity for a dog...whether in kennels or in a home...has a 'duty of care' to supply all the essentials that a dog needs for its physical & mental health. This even goes as far as the necessity to give a dog some daily exercise...like a walk.

The law also gives the courts the right to ban a person from owning a dog or other animal for a set period of time...like 5 years...or for the rest of their life. The courts have already taken this option in banning animal ownership for life for a family who were prosecuted for keeping a number of dogs, cats & birds in poor circumstances & condition.